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Substance abuse in couples takes its toll by creating emotional distance between the partners. They end up fighting and arguing a great deal which sometimes could become violent. The worst part is that the addiction and trauma will set a vicious cycle in which addiction creates conflict and the conflict in turn pushes the addict […]

Problems related to addiction do not look the same for every person. For some, they ruin their relationships. Addiction causes varying degrees of effects. Effects ranging from being just a user to a full-blown non-functional addict. If you are analysing your relation with your substance of abuse, you should definitely consider the changes that the […]

Co-dependency generally results when a single partner works very hard to care for the addicted loved one that the co-dependent individual’s needs are so much neglected so that it can result in poor health, low self-esteem, depression, and other mental and physical consequences in the co-dependent partner. Co-dependency is dangerous because it not only enables […]

Addiction is a horrible disease that has the potential of stripping an addict off everything he/she holds dear, including the individual’s family. Mood altering substances alter the chemistry of the brain to make the substance of his/her abuse the highest priority in their lives. Addicts can blow through the family budget, cause violence, ignore children, […]

Women are gentle and very emotional. Especially when it comes to their intimate relationships, they tend to be all the more sensitive and reactive. Off late, there has been a trend of escalating number of women addicts who are the victims of  their own intimacy choices. Though addiction in anyone is a concern, addiction in […]